Predicting resource utilization of elderly burn patients in the baby boomer era

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-34

  Richards, Winston T ^a   Richards, Winston A ^b   Miggins, Makeesha ^c   Liu, Huazhi ^c   Mozingo, David W ^c   Ang, Darwin N ^c  

^a Division of Acute Care Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boom; Burn injury; Discharge disposition; Geriatric; Resource; Use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BABY BOOMER; BODY SURFACE; BURN; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871193987     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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